28 Violations at Tanjore: Bad Start for New Indian Restaurant

ByWarren Redlich

There’s plenty of good news in this week’s report but we have to start with a couple of bad inspections.
Topping this report was the new Tanjore, an Indian restaurant in Royal Palm Place. Apparently Sapphire closed and this has replaced it. Their first inspection showed 28 total violations including 3 that the inspector marked as high priority. All 3 related to improper use of bare hands or lack of hand washing. Oddly we did not see a licensing inspection.

Boca Grove entrance; image by Google.

The other big number was Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club with 23 violations and a whopping 10 marked high priority. The membership will probably not be thrilled to see these:

  • Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled personal cellphone and then handled bread without changing gloves or washing hands. Employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
  • No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Parasite destruction records provided. Aquaculture / pellet fed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 62° F, tomatoes 65°F, lettuce 56-61F, cheese 60°,garbanzo 52°,chicken 58-60°,tuna salad 59°, chicken salad 59°, egg salad 57°, blue cheese dressing 51°,antipasto salad 57°,tomato mozzarella salad 50°,potato salad 60°,cole slaw 55°,tomatoes 59-62°,cantaloupe 61°melon 61°,watermelon 59°,mozzarella 58, cheddar 59°,tomatoes 57°,mushroom 56°,onions 54°, goat cheese 58°, feta 57°,egg whites 49°, liquid eggs 50°, pooled eggs 47°, turkey 110-133°, corned beef 124-135°, pastrami 121-158°, couscous 72°,tuna salad 43-49°, pasta salad 42°,close slaw 43°, tomato 40°, cheese 49°, and melon 50°F all at buffet. Foods time marked. Emailed time as a public health control documentation. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. Split pea soup 47° F , Italian wedding soup 50° F and butter squash 45° F all Cooling over night at walkin cooler in large plastic containers. Foods have not been moved from cooler since last night. Foods discarded. See Stop Sale.
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Turkey 110-133°F, corned beef 124° F , pastrami 121° F at main buffet area .Time marked. Turkey 115-128°, French fries 118°F ,chicken wings 103-111°F and ,fish 116° F in employee cafeteria buffet. Discarded. Sauerkraut 110° F at cookline steam table. Sent to be reheated. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Herb dill sauce date marked 10/7/17, pasta date marked 10/14/17, BBQ sauce date marked 10/11/17, marinara sauce date marked 10/18/17 ,and roasted chicken stock date marked 10/15/17 All stored at walkin cooler. Foods discarded.
  • Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Herb dill sauce date marked 10/7/17, pasta date marked 10/14/17, BBQ sauce date marked 10/11/17, marinara sauce date marked 10/18/17 ,and roasted chicken stock date marked 10/15/17 All stored at walkin cooler. Foods discarded.
  • Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed no sneeze guard protection in employee cafeteria and main customer buffet.
  • Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. Split pea soup 47° F , Italian weeding soup 50° F and butter squash 45° F all Cooling over night at walkin cooler in large plastic containers. Foods have not been moved from cooler since last night. Foods discarded.
  • Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed no vacuum breaker on hose near handwash sink in prep area.

Turning to the good news, there were a few perfect inspections:Sloan’s Ice Cream in Mizner Park; Tijuana Flats in Mission Bay; Manhattan Joe’s Pizzeria in Polo Club Shoppes; Shadowood Theater; and Le Rivage French in East Boca.
The new Duffy’s in Mission Bay had a near perfect inspection with just one minor violation. There were three perfect licensing inspections, for the new Texas Roadhouse on Lyons in Coconut Creek, Argentinian Grill on Federal Highway in East Boca, and also for Bottoms Up on 441 in Coral Springs, a “GastroPub and Tap House.”
Other notables in this report include:
Sushigo on Federal Highway had just two violations
Boston Market in Shadowood (2 violations, 0 high priority)
Bolay in Polo Club Shoppes (2 violations, 0 high priority)
The Subways in Woodfield (aka Regency Court) and Polo Club Shoppes each had two violations
Padrino’s in Mission Bay had 3 minor violations
Brooklyn Boys Pizza in Shadowood (3, 0)
Rancheritos in Somerset Shoppes (3, 0)
Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream in Woodfield/Regency (4, 0) – we just ate there tonight
TooJay’s in Polo Club Shoppes (4, 1)
Miller’s Ale House in Boca Lyons Plaza (6, 1)
Cherry Smash Ice Cream in Coral Springs (6, 0)
M.E.A.T. Eatery and Taproom (13, 2)
Our full spreadsheet for this report is below:
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